Uncovering the Resilient Core : A Workbook on the Treatment of Narcissistic Defenses, Shame, and Emerging Authenticity

__Uncovering the Resilient Core__ provides a comprehensive and inclusive methodology that guides the therapist into the nuances and complexities of the therapeutic relationship throughout the entire course of treatment. With its psychodynamic/relational orientation, this workbook is unique in that it begins with character pathology in its widest spectrum and moves in depth to understanding and treating corrosive shame, dissociation, trauma and narcissism, including narcissism’s many hidden cultural and dynamic manifestations. The applied nature of this text draws from a wide variety of case examples as well as progressive therapeutic techniques designed to help deepen therapeutic listening skills. Training concepts are organically linked to videotaped treatment examples, with ample discussion questions and case analyses that can be used in your own supervision groups. These videos can be on found on www.routledge.com/book/9781138183285 and serve as companion illustrations closely following the learning points in the text itself. Uncovering the Resilient Core provides a comprehensive and inclusive methodology that guides the therapist into the nuances and complexities of the therapeutic relationship throughout the entire course of treatment. With its psychodynamic/relational orientation, this Workbook is unique in that it begins with character pathology in its widest spectrum and moves in depth to understanding and treating corrosive shame, dissociation, trauma and narcissism, including narcissisms many hidden cultural and dynamic manifestations. The applied nature of this text draws from a wide variety of case examples as well as progressive therapeutic techniques designed to help deepen therapeutic listening skills. Training concepts are organically linked to videotaped treatment examples, with ample discussion questions and case analyses that can be used in your own supervision groups. These videos can be found on (http://www.routledge.com/9781138183285) www.routledge.com/9781138183285 and serve as companion illustrations closely following the learning points in the text itself. Contents 6 Figures 7 Acknowledgments 8 Introduction 11 A Note about the Cover of This Book 15 1 Resilience-An Overview and Introduction 16 2 The Importance of Character 38 3 Immersion into Dynamic Listening 56 4 The Four Quadrant Model 71 5 Three Techniques to Refine Therapeutic Listening and Tracking 109 6 The Dissociative Spectrum 128 7 Unwrapping the Complexities of the Treatment of Shame 140 8 Introduction to Transference 165 9 Consolidation of Gains-Resilience Rediscovered 189 Epilogue 203 References 205 About the Authors 209 Index 210